Does anybody have this implemented on their forums? I do and I've only had to use it once already, but so far it's working perfectly for me. Basically stops a person in his tracks before he can cause anymore damage or harm. I like it and it saves the bother of going to the ACP as well. I think this is part of an anti-spam mod... Do you guys have this and what do you think of it? Do you think these are effective? I also like it because their profile information gets sent to the StopForumSpam site. So in a sense, not only are you banning them, but you're reporting them as well.
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One click bans
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DarkRaven said:Any chance you could give a link to the mod? Also, is it available for all softwares?
It was a mod I had someone install for me, I think it might be on the main PHPBB site under Mod database (or whatever it's called.) I remember seeing this once before when I had a forum before. There's a regular Anti-Spam mod and then there's another one as well, I think, but if there is a second one I forgot what it's called. Not sure if it's available for all softwares, though.
Edit: I think it's called something like ACP Anti-Spam mod, and all I know is after you install it, if you need to ban a person, all you do is go to his/her profile by clicking on their username, and then you'd click where it says One Click Ban. And that person would also automatically be reported to the StopForumSpam site.
BtR_Wolf said:I always think bans without warnings are a touch too rash. Unless this is as well as a warning, then I think that it's a very good idea.
This user deserved the autoban without question because he was posting some pretty nasty images. Other times though I will consider the actions at hand before carrying them out. If they're just downright posting spam, then it's an automatic ban with no return in sight.
BtR_Wolf said:Ah, I see. Yeah, even without an one click ban system, nasty images or constant spam would be an instaban for me.
I suppose it is all in context to the crime, really.
That's all what it boils down to: You need to dish out the punishment to fit the crime. Now, if it hadn't been something so bad, I would've just gone with a PM warning for a first offense, and then a warning system for a second offense, and then work my way up from there. Stuff like spam (especially stuff like what the guy posted) usually deserve an automatic ban with no questions asked.
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